Mosquito net supporting frame structure and mosquito net arrangement

ABSTRACT

A mosquito net supporting frame structure and mosquito net arrangement is disclosed to include a mosquito net having a polygonal top and a plurality of peripheral panels extended around the border of the polygonal top, and a mosquito net supporting frame structure, which includes a plurality of combination frame bars respectively inserted into a respective top sleeve at each peripheral panel of the mosquito net, a plurality of hanging wires coupled to the combination frame bars and extended out of respective top openings of the sleeves of the peripheral panels of the mosquito net, and a plurality of hooks fastened to an overhead place for the hanging of the hanging wires.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to a mosquito net and more particularly,to a mosquito net supporting frame structure, which is detachable tosave storage space during delivery and, which fits different mosquitonets having different shapes.

2. Description of the Related Art

A mosquito net is a net for keeping out mosquitoes. When using amosquito net, the top of the mosquito net is secured to an overheadplace, keeping the screen body of the mosquito net covered over the bedor the like. When selecting a mosquito net for use in a house, theconsumer may consider the appearance design and its agreement in shape,color, etc. with the upholstery and furniture of the house.

Conventionally, the screen body of a mosquito net is directly stitchedto the top panel. After hanging of a mosquito net on an overhead place,the top panel and the screen body are not kept in shape. A loosenmosquito net cannot keep out mosquitoes well. Further, the loosen statusof a hanging mosquito net obstructs the sense of beauty. In order toeliminate this problem, mosquito net manufacturers may affix a support,for example, a metal wire ring to the top panel. After hanging, thesupport supports the top panel of the mosquito net in shape, keepingnice looking of the mosquito net. However, because the support isfixedly fastened to the top panel of the mosquito net, the mosquito netrequires much storage space during delivery. For different mosquito netshaving different shapes, different designs of supports shall be used. Toa mosquito net manufacturer, it is not economic to prepare differentdesigns of supports for mosquito net. Further, it is difficult to washthe mosquito net after a long use.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention has been accomplished under the circumstances inview. It is one object of the present invention to provide a mosquitonet supporting frame structure and mosquito net arrangement, which usesa detachable mosquito net supporting frame structure to support themosquito net in shape so that the whole design requires less storagespace when collapsed and packed for delivery. It is another object ofthe present invention to provide a mosquito net supporting framestructure and mosquito net arrangement, which is easy to install. It isstill another object of the present invention to provide a mosquito netsupporting frame structure, which fits different mosquito nets havingdifferent shapes. To achieve these and other objects of the presentinvention, the mosquito net supporting frame structure and mosquito netarrangement comprises a mosquito net, and a mosquito net supportingframe structure adapted to support the mosquito net in shape. Themosquito net comprises a polygonal top, and a plurality of peripheralpanels extended around the border of the polygonal top. The peripheralpanels each have a top part folded up and stitched, thereby forming asleeve and a valance. The mosquito net supporting frame structurecomprises a plurality of combination frame bars respectively fastened tothe sleeves of the peripheral panels of the mosquito net for hanging themosquito net on an overhead place and supporting the mosquito net inshape.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a part of a mosquito net constructedaccording to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded view of a combination frame bar used in themosquito net shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is an exploded view of a part of the mosquito net, showing therelationship between one combination frame bar and one peripheral panelof the mosquito net according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of a part of FIG. 1.

FIG. 5 is an applied view of a rectangular mosquito net constructedaccording to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an applied view of a hexagonal mosquito net constructedaccording to the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

Referring to FIG. 2, a combination frame structure for mosquito net inaccordance with the present invention comprises a plurality ofcombination frame bars 30. Each combination frame bar 30 is comprised ofa plurality of rod members 31 and at least one connector 32. Theconnector 32 is adapted to connect two rod members 31 in a line, havinga coupling hole 33 axially extended through two distal ends thereof forreceiving two rod members 31 in a line. The diameter of the couplinghole 33 is approximately equal to the outer diameter of the rod members31 so that two rod members 31 can be respectively press-fitted into thecoupling hole 33 of one connector 32 from two opposite sides andconnected with the connector 32 in a line. Therefore, multiple rodmembers 31 can be connected in series with multiple connectors 32 toform a combination frame bar 30 subject to the desired length. Further,multiple combination frame bars 30 are used and set to support the topof any of a variety of mosquito nets in shape. The number of combinationframe bars 30 is determined subject to the shape of the top of themosquito net. According to the present invention, the top of a mosquitonet can be made having a square, rectangular pentagonal, or hexagonalshape.

As an alternate form of the present invention, retractable frame barsmay be used to substitute for the aforesaid combination frame bar 30.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 3 and FIG. 2 again, the mosquito net has apolygonal top 17, and a plurality of peripheral panels 10, 20 extendedaround the border of the polygonal top 17. The peripheral panels 10, 20are similar in structure, each comprising a screen body 11. The top sideof the screen body 11 is turned downwards and stitched with a line ofstitches 14, thereby forming a transversely extended sleeve 15 above theline of stitches 14 and a valance 12 below the line of stitches 14. Thetop side 13 of the transversely extended sleeve 15 (i.e., the topmostedge of each screen body 11) is stitched to the respective side edge ofthe top 17. Combination frame bars 30 are respectively inserted into thetransversely extended sleeves 15 of the peripheral panels 10, 20 of themosquito net to support the top 17 of the mosquito net in shape. Hangingwires 40 are coupled to the combination frame bars 30 for hanging themosquito net on hooks 50 that are fastened to an overhead place. Thehooks 50 can be made having a top side terminating in a tap bolt orprovided with fastening means for mounting. Further, metal chains may beused to substitute for the hanging wires 40. Preferably, thetransversely extended sleeves 15 of the peripheral panels 10, 20 eachhave a plurality of equally spaced top openings 16 through which thehanging wires 40 extend to the outside for hanging. Because the hangingwires 40 are coupled to the combination frame bars 30 but not fastenedto the soft screen bodies 11 of the peripheral panels 10, 20 of themosquito net, the hanging wires 40 hold the combination frame bars 30 inplace and the combination frame bars 30 support the mosquito net inshape after hanging of the hanging wires 40 on the overhead hooks 50.

As indicated above, multiple combination frame bars 30 can be used tosupport a mosquito net of any of a variety of polygonal shapes. In theexample shown in FIG. 5, the mosquito net has a rectangular shape. Inthe example shown in FIG. 6, the mosquito net has a hexagonal shape.After insertion of the respective combination frame bars 30 in thetransversely extended sleeves 15 of the peripheral panels 10, 20 andcoupling of hanging wires 40 to the combination frame bars 30, thehanging wires 40 are hung on overhead hooks 50, and therefore themosquito net is suspended from the combination frame bars 30 and coveredover the bed 90 (see also FIG. 1).

Before delivery from the factory, the combination frame bars 320, thehanging wires 40, the hooks 50 are separated from the mosquito net andpacked with the folded status of the mosquito net in a box. Therefore,the mosquito net requires less storage space during delivery. Becausethe assembly process of the mosquito net is quite simple, the user caninstall the mosquito net in the house by oneself.

A prototype of mosquito net has been constructed with the features ofFIGS. 1˜6. The mosquito net functions smoothly to provide all of thefeatures discussed earlier.

Although particular embodiments of the invention have been described indetail for purposes of illustration, various modifications andenhancements may be made without departing from the spirit and scope ofthe invention. Accordingly, the invention is not to be limited except asby the appended claims

1. A mosquito net supporting frame structure and mosquito netarrangement comprising a mosquito net, said mosquito net comprising apolygonal top and a plurality of peripheral panels extended around theborder of said polygonal top, said peripheral panels each having a topvalance, and a mosquito net supporting frame structure adapted tosupport said mosquito net in shape, said mosquito net supporting framestructure comprising a plurality of combination frame bars respectivelyfastened to said peripheral panels of said mosquito net along thepolygonal border of said polygonal top for hanging said mosquito net onan overhead place and supporting said mosquito net in shape.
 2. Themosquito net supporting frame structure and mosquito net arrangement asclaimed in claim 1, wherein said combination frame bars each comprise aplurality of rod members, and at least one connector adapted to connectsaid rod members in a line.
 3. The mosquito net supporting framestructure and mosquito net arrangement as claimed in claim 1, whereinsaid combination frame bars are retractable frame bars.
 4. The mosquitonet supporting frame structure and mosquito net arrangement as claimed1, wherein said peripheral panels of said mosquito net each comprise atop sleeve extended along the polygonal border of said polygonal andadapted to accommodate said combination frame bars of said mosquito netsupporting frame structure; said mosquito net supporting structurefurther comprises a plurality of hanging members respectively coupled tosaid combination frame bars for hanging, and a plurality of hooksadapted to secure said hanging members to an overhead place.
 5. Themosquito net supporting frame structure and mosquito net arrangement asclaimed 4, wherein the top sleeve of each said peripheral panel isformed of a part of a screen body of each said peripheral panel withstitches.
 6. The mosquito net supporting frame structure and mosquitonet arrangement as claimed in claim 4, wherein said hanging members arerespectively extended over a bottom side of each said combination framebar.
 7. The mosquito net supporting frame structure and mosquito netarrangement as claimed in claim 4, wherein the sleeve of each saidperipheral panel of said mosquito net has a plurality of top openingsfor the passing of said hanging members.
 8. The mosquito net supportingframe structure and mosquito net arrangement as claimed in claim 4,wherein said hanging members are hanging wires.
 9. The mosquito netsupporting frame structure and mosquito net arrangement as claimed inclaim 4, wherein said hanging members are metal chains.